Latest News

Latest News

Stay up to date with the latest travel technology news, startup updates, and industry developments from across the global travel ecosystem.

Australian island plants a big flag on Instagram, reaps benefit of a winning placement
News / Online
Australian island plants a big flag on Instagram, reaps benefit of a winning placement
By Karthick Prabu | May 16, 2013
Hamilton Island, located off the Queensland coast of Australia, has scored a winner on Instagram when trying to market the destination to travelers.... Read More
Recruitment agency says technology will kill off travel agents by 2025
News / Online
Recruitment agency says technology will kill off travel agents by 2025
By Kevin May | May 16, 2013
A job agency in Australia has predicted the humble travel agent will cease to exist within 12 years, alongside a number of other careers it reckons will fade away because of technology.... Read More
DEVICES - Product news, launches and more - May 2013
News / Online
DEVICES - Product news, launches and more - May 2013
By PhocusWire | May 16, 2013
WhichAirline unleashes visual flight search apps for iOS and Android.... Read More
APIs might be the doors to web services - but they need locks
News / Online
APIs might be the doors to web services - but they need locks
By PhocusWire | May 16, 2013
Mobile devices has created huge demand for Application Programming Interfaces (API) to act as data gateways between devices and services.... Read More
End of the road for social travel app Twigmore
News / Online
End of the road for social travel app Twigmore
By Linda Fox | May 16, 2013
Twigmore, the Facebook-based social travel application, is shutting up shop after two years in operation.... Read More
US hotel spend grows while ancillary flatlines
News / Online
US hotel spend grows while ancillary flatlines
By Nick Vivion | May 16, 2013
PKF Hospitality Research has announced the latest results of their 2013 Trends in the Hotel Industry, showing a healthy 6.3% increase in rooms revenue from 2012 to 2013.... Read More
Expedia extends lead at the summit - Top Canada travel websites, April 2013
News / Online
Expedia extends lead at the summit - Top Canada travel websites, April 2013
By PhocusWire | May 16, 2013
Online travel agency Expedia is pushing ahead of its nearest rivals in Canada, with a massive lead opening up between it, Flight Network and others during April this year.... Read More
Visual opinions - Understanding video reviews in the travel industry
News / Online
Visual opinions - Understanding video reviews in the travel industry
By Viewpoints | May 16, 2013
Last year, one of YouTube's executives told a conference that around 90% of all web traffic will soon be video.... Read More
Fiz wants to champion places via crowd wisdom and user-generated content
News / Online
Fiz wants to champion places via crowd wisdom and user-generated content
By Linda Fox | May 16, 2013
Fiz is looking to tap into the big data, geo-location and social graph trends out there to bring together leisure time, longer travel and social content... Read More
What NDC-style flight booking might look like for agents [SCREENSHOTS]
News / Online
What NDC-style flight booking might look like for agents [SCREENSHOTS]
By Sean O'Neil | May 16, 2013
Screenshots of Farelogix's desktop product shows how agents mights sell ancillaries distributed directly by the airlines via the New Distribution Capability (NDC).... Read More
Google adds flights to Google Maps, lets users sign up for preview
News / Online
Google adds flights to Google Maps, lets users sign up for preview
By PhocusWire | May 15, 2013
The new version of Google Maps produces results in the context of what you are doing or where you want to go and adds flight results.... Read More
How to write content in a world of responsive design
News / Online
How to write content in a world of responsive design
By PhocusWire | May 15, 2013
A few years ago, accessible web design simply meant testing your site in the most popular browsers and ensuring that you had descriptive ALT tags and easy-to-use navigation.... Read More
Bibafly connects cabin crew members for down-time ideas
News / Online
Bibafly connects cabin crew members for down-time ideas
By Linda Fox | May 15, 2013
Pilots and cabin crew always come across as a fairly social bunch when you see them at hotels... Read More
Mobile payments get serious on Google as Wallet evolves to handle travel [UPDATE]
News / Online
Mobile payments get serious on Google as Wallet evolves to handle travel [UPDATE]
By Nick Vivion | May 15, 2013
With mobile e-commerce predicted to reach over $278 billion by 2015, the mobile payments sector is heating up - and Google is at the head of the pack, announcing the next iteration of Google Wallet at the I/O Conference later today.... Read More
Google Maps likely to add flights and multi-modal search this week
News / Online
Google Maps likely to add flights and multi-modal search this week
By Sean O'Neil | May 15, 2013
Google Maps may be upgraded to add multi-modal search and live flight data, in a move that could launch a thousand startup pivots.... Read More
The Phocuswright Conference 2026